Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-19
Eel Dorado County Exhibit.

Among the exhibits of agriculture and
general products from the various counties,
to be seen in the Pavilion, those from Ell
Dorado county make a very conspicuous
and highly complimentary display. The
exhibit, which is under charge of W. II.
Selkirk, editor of the Placerville Observer
is located in the northwest corner of horti
cultural department, and at once attracts
the attention OF visitors: The great area of
fine unoccupied lands in this county, and
its excellent quality for farming and horti-
cultural purposes, renders the product from
thassection of special interest
Among the more noticeable articles
on exhibition may be mentioned corn
exhibited on stalks eighteen feet in
hight, and ears ten feet from the
ground. This was from the farm of John
Mckee, at FL Dorado. There are cultivated
wild oats standing nine feet in hight, cut
from the premises of E. NJ. Sniff, of Co
iona; Kentucky blue grass four feet
high, grown by Gottlieb Poehler, near
Placerville; tobacco exhibit by c. IT. Nc
Cuen, Placerville, growing stalks and also
in cured leaf; In natural leaf plug and the
seed. The growth is large and the quality
pronounced excellent, showing that to-
bacco raising can be proitably pursued in
FL Dorado county. A bale of most excel
lent hops are on exhibition from w. w.
Hoyt, of Diamond Springs. Hops are not
largely grown in the county, but in all
parts where planted, excellent results are
obtained, even upon high land.
In the department of fruit, the we'll
known superior quality of the foothill re-
gion for these products is seen, both in all
kinds of deciduous and citrus fruits. Spec-
tally noticeable among the displays of these
are the exhibits of Robert Mckay, of Co
Iona, consisting of apples, grapes, pears,
peaches, figs, etc, the peaches, plums
pears and prunes on plates besides dried
fruits in variety, as also walnuts, almonds
and butternuts of w. D. Carpenter, Dia-
mond Springs. Sixteen varieties of peaches
remarkably fine golden drops and egg
plums of ]. c. Marsh, and others. Speci-
mems Of Rhode Island greetings Alexander
and other varieties of apples, from the
orchards of Mr.. Mckay, and from George
town and Costumes townships, which are
probably as fine as can be found in the
State. Lovers of fine fruit should examine
these, for in size, color and quality thew
will be difficult to excel.
One of the most interesting and attrac-
tive specimens of fruit in this entire
county's exhibit, for fruit-growers, is a
box of seeding peaches, grown upon the
premises OF s. j. Alden and J. w Dench
Placerville. The tree grew from a nil
thrown into the yard in the rear of their
business houses, and bore this year-a
three-year old tree-for the first time. The
peach is a cling, closely resembling the
orange, but nearly the entire peach is of a
bright color, and the peculiarly attractive
tint that distinguishes the cheeks of the
Bilyeu variety The largest one is eleven
inches in circumference, and the flesh is
firm, and they undoubtedly will be ex-
cellent shippers. Messrs Alden and
Bench have named the new Seeding "Tbe
Orphans" but from all appearances there
are few fruit-growers but that will be anx-
ious to father" them.
As to grape-culture it is needless to sneak
at length, as no part of the State has better
adaptability for the perfect growth and pro
duct Of the vine than Ell Dorado. Some of
its fine specimens are shown, and Crane
growing is rapidly becoming a leading frnit
industry in this pioneer county.
1t may be proper to state that, in accord
ance with the understanding of those who
furnished and prepared the fruit for the
exhibit from this county, as to time it was
all required to be in place, the fruit
was all picked and shipped to this city one
week ago last Saturday, and hence some of
it will not be as fresh as much elsewhere
on exhibition, where supplies have been
packed or kept IN cOlu storage and sent in
since The quality can, however, be cor
rectly judged, and will all meet with the
warm praise that it deserves.
Accompanying the exhibit of this county
are displayed by way of decoration and
skill in handiwork some fine pieces of
paint and pencil work by Miss NJ. E. Sell
kirk, Mrs. E. Dedman and Miss NJ. f.
Collins. Also an attractive display of
about $50 large Photographic views of resi-
dences and landscape scenery in Ell Dorado
county. taken by George D. Stewart, of this
city.
One of the novel exhibits, put forth as Ell
Doiado's product, is bottled soda water put
up by John McF. Pearson, of Placerville,
and which that county claims beats the
world.
Referring again to the horticultural feat
ure ofthis exhibit, there is to be specially
noticed the superior Goes golden drop
plums, shown by ]. c. Marsh French
prunes and Bartlett pears, from the FL
Dorado fruit ranch egg plums, single and
twin, by Robert Mckay display of Malaga
and Muscatel raisins, from Thos. o.
Hardy's Cedar Hill vineyard; fine display